Willesden

[ wilz-duhn ]

/ ˈwɪlz dən /

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noun

a former borough, now part of Brent, in SE England, near London.

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How to use Willesden in a sentence

For heavy weather we also had japara sail-cloth tents with Willesden canvas flounces.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Occasionally, when there was an experiment on that couldn't be left unfinished, I worked at Willesden until late at night.
I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford
From now on we should have to manage without Chitty, who was to return Monday to his work at the Willesden factory.
I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford
The pleasantest way to Harrow is on the right of its titular road, by Willesden and Neasden.
Middlesex|A.R. Hope Moncrieff

"Justices cannot guarantee results to litigants in advance," said the Willesden magistrate recently.
Punch, Volume 153, July 11, 1917|Various